Chapter 405 Sarcastic and Uncomfortable
One was a pair of seemingly ordinary eyes, but in reality, they had amber-colored, strange light flashing within them.
The girl's name is Xuan Tong.
I had greeted Bai Lu before, and she had responded.
At this moment, Xuan Tong was sitting at his desk, holding a book of strange tales in his hand. When he looked up at Bai Lu from the book, his gaze was as calm as a lake, as still as an ancient well.
Another gaze, for a fleeting moment when the door opened, seemed to show surprise, followed by deep-seated hostility.
"Bai Lu, aren't you living in an apartment with your boyfriend? How come you have time to come back? Who are you planning to visit?"
The girl sat in front of the first bed by the entrance, holding a small mirror in her hand, looking at her with a deep gaze.
Bai Lu recalled the girl's name during self-introductions in class on the first day of school.
—Zhang Haitang.
She had no past grudges or recent animosity with Zhang Haitang, so she shouldn't harbor any hostility towards him.
Perhaps she misunderstood, Bai Lu replied casually, "Collect the clothes."
After saying that, he went to the balcony.
Zhang Haitang's smile didn't reach her eyes, but she followed her to the balcony: "It shouldn't rain today, right?"
"After you finish collecting the clothes, are you going to visit Senior Jin Fan and Senior Fei Yu?"
We were all classmates and roommates. Although we didn't talk much, we got along well.
The question was asked at this moment, but it carried a different meaning.
"Why should I visit them?" Bai Lu asked rhetorically, her tone calm and straightforward.
Zhang Haitang said, "You two are such good friends, it's not surprising that you're visiting each other. Senior Jin Fan saved you a seat in the library, and Senior Fei Yu queued up for you in the cafeteria."
"They are both very popular figures in the school. One is a top student in the country and the other is the president of the student council. They usually keep their distance from female students, but they have a deep friendship with you and a good relationship with you. It seems like you can run into them anywhere and they can help you in time."
Bai Lu felt that she might have misunderstood something.
To avoid causing unnecessary trouble in the future, she explained, "Jin Fan wasn't saving me a seat."
"When Shang Chuyao and I went to the bookshelf to get books, the seats were empty. The students who had just entered the library thought the seats were empty and wanted to sit down. Senior Jin Fan saw this and reminded the students that the seats were already taken. That's all."
Bai Lu has been at school for so long, and almost every time she goes to the library, she goes with Shang Chuyao.
I have never dated a male classmate.
The day before yesterday, I ran into Lin Jinfan and Qin Feiyu at the library because they were there looking for clues on the notes.
To avoid causing panic and affecting students' studies, Xia Yuehu's matter was always carried out in secret.
There's no need to inform Zhang Haitang, and Zhang Haitang has no right to know.
Despite the lingering doubts in her eyes, Bai Lu ignored them and moved on to the next matter.
"Senior Feiyu didn't help me queue up. A classmate cut in line in front of me and Shang Chuyao. As the student council president, Senior Feiyu saw this and had the disciplinary committee take the classmate away for a talk and education. He just handled it fairly."
After hearing the explanation, Zhang Haitang's hostility lessened, and she smiled self-deprecatingly, her doubts replaced by a hint of self-mockery.
"It's so good to be pretty. No matter what happens, people will be willing to lend a helping hand. Unlike us, we get disliked just because we have a few pimples on our faces..."
"When I'm carrying heavy stuff that makes me bend over, and I want to take a break to drink some water, I ask someone to help me carry it, but no one will help me."
“I thought it was too common for people to cut in line in the cafeteria, so no one cared. I never expected…” Zhang Haitang paused.
His gaze fixed on Bai Lu's face: "So you have to be pretty enough to get help from others. People like us don't even give us a pitying glance."
Jealousy between girls can sometimes be quite obvious; you can tell just by listening to their sarcastic or mocking tone.
Xuan Tong glanced at Bai Lu's indifferent face and knew that Bai Lu didn't care at all.
Calm and composed, yet also cold-hearted.
If it doesn't concern me, I'll stay out of it.
Bai Lu really didn't want to pay attention to Zhang Haitang's sarcastic remarks; she had already explained everything that needed to be explained.
What Zhang Haitang thinks is her own business.
But her ignoring it didn't mean Shang Chuyao, who had just arrived and overheard someone subtly mocking her best friend as a "pretty face," could tolerate it. "What are you being sarcastic about?"
Shang Chuyao launched into a "friendly" barrage of criticism at Zhang Haitang: "Just because you're not pretty doesn't mean others can't be pretty? Is Lulu's beauty an eyesore to you, or something that hurts your feelings? That just proves you still have some self-awareness."
"But that's not the point. The point is that although our Lulu is beautiful, she doesn't rely on her looks. She studies hard and her grades are so good that she's on par with the academic genius Jin Fan you mentioned. She's also a top scorer in the national college entrance examination."
"Your character is so good that teachers and classmates all like you. When others don't help you, instead of looking for the reasons within yourself, you blame others."
"You're ugly not because you have pimples, but because you're so jealous that it covers your whole face."
Shang Chuyao's words, meant to be a helpful reminder, were interpreted by Zhang Haitang as Shang Chuyao mocking her for being inferior to Bai Lu in every way.
Nothing compares to White Dew.
It is not worthy of being compared with White Dew.
This fueled Zhang Haitang's jealousy, as she had already suffered unfair treatment because of her appearance.
The hostility in his eyes transformed into a fleeting ruthlessness.
Bai Lu, who was habitually attentive to micro-expressions, happened to see it and was slightly startled.
Recalling his past life, he remembered a colleague reminiscing with his father, during which they talked about a case from the past.
The two judges, who had long held high positions, both showed expressions of disbelief, though it was only fleeting, followed by regret, disappointment, and sighs.
Bai Lu was watering flowers in the courtyard when the cool breeze couldn't dispel the awe-inspiring words emanating from the octagonal pavilion.
Every sentence is both shocking and ironic.
A high school senior girl was jealous of her classmate who was prettier, better at studying, came from a better family, and received more attention and affection from classmates and teachers.
He threw sulfuric acid at his classmate in the middle of the night.
This resulted in the student being disfigured, with severe burns to his face, eyes, ears, hands, and large areas of his body from concentrated sulfuric acid.
My whole life is ruined.
Since it was the first time she had heard of such a thing, Bai Lu still couldn't believe it and couldn't imagine it. She went back to her room, turned on her computer, and looked it up.
The screen was filled with shocking and bloody facts.
Jealousy can be truly terrifying at times, and Bai Lu had to accept this fact.
Even now, thinking about it makes my palms feel cold.
The mice of that era were utterly disheartening.
Bai Lu didn't want to think the worst of Zhang Haitang, but that fleeting moment of ruthlessness was real, and she couldn't be careless about any unforeseen circumstances.
If explaining a few more words can dispel the nascent evil thoughts, then let's explain a few more words.
"Lin Jinfan and I are from the same hometown. We are siblings who grew up together in the same small town. He takes better care of me than other classmates because he is the older brother, and it is out of an older brother's protection of his younger sister."
"Qin Feiyu and Lin Jinfan are good friends, so naturally he treats me like a younger sister, just like Lin Jinfan does."
"and……"
At this point, Bai Lu smiled sweetly: "I have a boyfriend, everyone knows that."
"I only love my boyfriend, Xiao Cheng."
(End of this chapter)
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